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Fox News | Taliban attacks increase as US troops move toward total withdrawal from Afghanistan
"The United States accomplished what it needed to long ago in Afghanistan, and leaving troops in the country will only mean a continued loss of American life in pursuit of objectives that do not serve our national interest," he said. "President Trump deserves credit for dictating a full and rapid withdrawal from the country so that our military can focus on other pressing national security priorities."
A full withdrawal from Afghanistan has Americans' overwhelming support, Caldwell, noted, citing polling conducted by YouGov, which shows that 76 percent of Americans support a complete withdrawal from Afghanistan and polling run by Concerned Veterans for America shows that 73 percent of veterans support a full retreat.
American Military News | US lost $19 billion in ‘waste, fraud and abuse’ in Afghan reconstruction, watchdog finds
A new report by the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has identified billions in spending on reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan that were lost to waste, fraud, and abuse.
The 19-page SIGAR report concluded that between the 2002 fiscal year and December 31, 2019, approximately $19 billion was lost to various instances of waste, fraud, and abuse. The waste accounted for 30 percent of the $63 billion in spending that SIGAR reviewed, which is less than half of the $134 billion that Congress appropriated for reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. |
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